On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera performed La Gioconda in Memphis, Tennessee with a cast headed by Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli, Rosalind Elias, Cornell MacNeil, Bonaldo Giaiotti and Belén Amparan. The conductor was Fausto Cleva. 

Born on this day in 1833 composer Johannes Brahms.

Born on this day in 1840 composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky.

Anniversary birthdays for three great Swedish singers:

Born on this day in 1927 soprano Elisabeth Söderström.

Born on this day in 1931 tenor Helge Brilioth.

Also born on this day in 1931 baritone Ingvar Wixell.

Happy 71st birthday soprano Barbara Daniels.

Happy 70th birthday soprano Stefka Evstatieva.

Happy 66th birthday bass Roderick Kennedy.

Happy 61st birthday stage director Nicholas Hytner.

Photo: Louis Mélançon